13 Down took a while. I subsequently discovered that the definition “EVA” refers to “extra-vehicular activity” in the esoteric language of NASA.
“Articling”
15 Across eluded me, perhaps unsurprisingly.
Very quick…
I’d like to think I’m getting better at these, though this one was probably merely easier than usual.
Der Zauberberg – Wikipedia
Der Zauberberg – Wikipedia
— Read on de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Zauberberg
Dad
Dad would have been 103 to-day! RIP, Dad, never forgotten for a moment!
A fairly gentle one…
“Flex” took a while at the end…
Everything but “shyer”, though quite why that eluded me is anyone’s guess…
Winepress took a while…
Aarne–Thompson classification systems – Wikipedia
Interesting. Why was I ignorant of this?
Aarne–Thompson classification systems – Wikipedia
— Read on en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aarne–Thompson_classification_systems
Quite swift, despite a headache…
Hooray!
I was experiencing some difficulty, then “twerp” led me to “Amenhotep”, whereafter things went smoothly. Patience is crucial. LJ
The Cat
A surprisingly swift one
The first FA Cup Final
that I ever watched as a child…
“Hansom” took longer than it should have done!
Vexilla regis prodeunt
“Vexilla regis prodeunt Inferni” (Canto xxxiv)
My old Boulder
5 Across is a poor clue
Rather too easy to be satisfying, I’d say.
Relatively straightforward
Cracked it!
Tout est bien qui finit bien
One of the most important of all truths
Combien de cafés peut-on boire…?
“Combien de cafés peut-on boire au cours de la journée ? ” : http://madame.lefigaro.fr/bien-etre/combien-de-cafes-peut-on-boire-dans-une-journee-181118-151763
A desolate prognosis
The joy of a bright November afternoon
It was a real delight to be back on my faithful old Seek & the Brooks saddle is perfect.
A pleasant challenge
In the Wykeham Arms, Winchester, a masterpiece of a kind
A new term for me, to “strap-hang”…
Jazz Club, … “Great!…”
Tomcats
“Tomcats” took a while at the end, but it was worth the effort on the whole.
Mighty All Souls keeps Oxford’s finest on their toes, but is it just for show? | Times Higher Education (THE)
The All Souls fellowship exam confirms everything you already knew about Oxford, yet the brilliance isn’t in the answers but in the institution itself, writes Arabella Byrne
— Read on www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/mighty-all-souls-keeps-oxfords-finest-their-toes-it-just-show
A pleasant puzzle
Slow flower: l’horticulture menacée en France, les horticulteurs réagissent pour défendre leur gagne-pain
The Green Belt
An interesting opportunity to listen to some articulate, if callow, teenagers attempting to resolve the housing crisis.
Cat on the Catwalk
Over in minutes and far too easy for the Times
About time!
Exclusive Philip Hammond interview: Budget plan to get UK’s broadband up to speed
— Read on www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/10/27/budget-get-uks-broadband-speed/
“Vicuña” and “tanka” took a while at the end…
I saw this coming in 1986
“Chantal Delsol : «Ensauvagement des jeunes, où sont les pères ?»” : http://www.lefigaro.fr/vox/societe/2018/10/23/31003-20181023ARTFIG00235-chantal-delsol-ensauvagement-des-jeunes-o-sont-les-peres.php
Cachalot
“One spouting about companion frequently”: now that I know what a cachalot is, the clue makes sense, but I was ignorant of this term for a sperm whale. Learning all the time…
No problem
Autumn walks
Alain de Botton: Atheism 2.0
An interesting acknowledgement of the organisational and educative strengths of religion in its relation to personal fulfilment and society. Alain de Botton suggests that the western world may have ventured too far in its assertion of personal freedom, implying that this is not coextensive with wisdom. There are yet things to be learned from such practices as ritual discipline,nor should the didactic or instructive dimensions of art and science be ignored. I am reminded, somehow, of the Rabelaisian maxim “Guide de Dieu et compagnie d’homme” and also that I should return to my reading of George Steiner, whose analysis of the problems entailed by post-modernism I find particularly compelling, since it chimes with my own reflections, albeit more eloquently.
One bright October afternoon
“Behold the sea itself!”
Autumn walks…
Terminal irony
Trump could be the most honest president in modern history – The Washington Post
He may stretch the truth, but he gets things done.
Source: Trump could be the most honest president in modern history – The Washington Post
“Geekdom” took a while…
A thoughtful compilation, as is its sister publication, “Speeches of Note”.
Lyndon @ Adonis Blue 
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